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Two female police officers have been killed during the arrest of a man wanted in connection with fatal gun and grenade attacks, Greater Manchester police have said. Two female officers have been killed in Greater Manchester during an operation which led to the arrest of a man wanted in connection with fatal gun and grenade attacks, police have said.
The two officers, both of whom were unarmed, were attending a "routine incident" in Hattersley, Tameside, shortly before 11am on Tuesday when shots were reportedly fired. One of the officers died at the scene, Greater Manchester police said in a statement. The second officer died later in hospital. The officers, both of whom were unarmed, were attending a "routine incident" in Hattersley, Tameside, shortly before 11am on Tuesday when shots were reportedly fired. One of the officers died at the scene, Greater Manchester police said in a statement. The second officer died later in hospital.
Shortly after the incident, Dale Cregan, 29, walked into a police station in Tameside and handed himself in, the statement said. He was arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder in relation to the murders of a father and son who died in separate attacks this year. Shortly after the incident, Dale Cregan, who is wanted in connection with fatal gun and grenade attacks, handed himself in at a police station in Tameside, the statement said. He was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a police officer as well as on suspicion of two counts of murder in relation to the killings of a father and son who died in separate attacks this year.
David Short, 46, was killed at his home in Folkestone Road East, Clayton, Manchester, on 10 August, while his son, Mark, was gunned down at the Cotton Tree pub in nearby Droylsden, on 25 May.David Short, 46, was killed at his home in Folkestone Road East, Clayton, Manchester, on 10 August, while his son, Mark, was gunned down at the Cotton Tree pub in nearby Droylsden, on 25 May.
Cregan was also arrested on suspicion of the murder of a police officer. He had been the subject of a nationwide search since the summer, with a £50,000 reward offered for information leading to his arrest. Cregan, 29, had been the subject of a nationwide search since the summer, with a £50,000 reward offered for information leading to his arrest.
Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of a second police officer following an incident in Tameside this morning. Four men have already been charged in connection with Mark Short's murder and are due to enter pleas at Manchester Crown Court in November. Earlier this month a 33-year-old man appeared at the same court charged with the murder of David Short.
"A long and dark shadow has been cast across Greater Manchester and my thoughts are with the officers' family, friends and colleagues. Speaking today from the headquarters of Greater Manchester police, where the flag has been lowered to half mast, Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of a second police officer following an incident in Tameside this morning.
"We will be doing everything we can to support them over the coming days and weeks." "A long and dark shadow has been cast across Greater Manchester and my thoughts are with the officers' family, friends and colleagues. We will be doing everything we can to support them over the coming days and weeks."
Earlier Shewan said: "This is a heartbreaking time for the officers' families and colleagues and our thoughts are with them. Earlier Shewan said: "This is a tragic day for the whole force and we are currently piecing together exactly what happened this morning.
"This is a tragic day for the whole force and we are currently piecing together exactly what happened this morning.
"I understand that the community will be fearful as they hear news of what has happened this morning. We have armed officers patrolling the area and we will aim to keep people updated as much as we can.""I understand that the community will be fearful as they hear news of what has happened this morning. We have armed officers patrolling the area and we will aim to keep people updated as much as we can."
Home Secretary Theresa May said: "This is a deeply shocking incident and a terrible reminder of the risks that police officers face every day to keep our communities safe." The home secretary, Theresa May, said: "This is a deeply shocking incident and a terrible reminder of the risks that police officers face every day to keep our communities safe."
The police officers are the second and third killed this year after a firearms incident. Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), said: "Whenever police officers and staff lose a colleague that loss is felt right across the police family. The thoughts of everyone in policing are with colleagues in Greater Manchester Police, family and friends of the two officers at this time."
PC Ian Dibell was killed by a single bullet wound to the chest after intervening in a dispute while off duty. The officers are the second and third to have died this year after a firearms incident.
The incident happened in July in Clacton-on-sea, Essex. PC Ian Dibell was killed by a single bullet wound to the chest after intervening in a dispute while off duty in Clacton-on-sea, Essex, in July. The suspected gunman, Peter Reeve, was found dead the next day with a gun.
The suspected gunman, Peter Reeve, was found dead the next day with a gun. In February, Northumbria PC David Rathband killed himself, 18 months after being blinded by gunman Raoul Moat in July 2010.
In February Northumbria PC David Rathband committed suicide, 18 months after being blinded by gunman Raoul Moat in July 2010.
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